How to watch Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Dmitry Bivol in the UK
BBN have provided viewers in the UK with all the details needed to tune in and watch Mexican megastar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (57-1-2, 39KOs) challenge skilled Kyrgyz Dmitry Bivol (19-0, 11KOs).
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Date: The fight takes place on Saturday, May 7, which will be early Sunday morning for UK viewers.
Time: The event begins at 1am, Sunday, May 8 (UK time).
Ringwalks: The main event fighters, Canelo and Bivol, will be making their ringwalks around 4am onwards.
Venue: The event takes place at the 20,000 capacity T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Rounds scheduled: 12 three-minute championship rounds at light-heavyweight (175lbs).
Titles: Bivol's WBA 'Super' light-heavyweight title is on the line.
TV & Live Stream: You can watch the main card via the DAZN App from 1am, which can be streamed via phone, tablet, PlayStation, XBox, or smart TV.
BBN will be providing LIVE round-by-round results on fight night HERE
You can also keep up with the action by following the Matchroom Twitter page @MatchroomBoxing and the DAZN page @DAZNBoxing
Price: DAZN subscription costs £7.99 per month.
Tickets: Tickets for the Stateside event from Matchroom start at $105 available from HERE
Undercard Highlights: There's another two title fights, both for the IBF North American championship. Cleveland's Montana Love (17-0-1) faces Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela (25-2-1) for the IBF North American super-lightweight title, and unbeaten Uzbek Shakhram Giyasov (12-0) meets Christian Gomez (22-2-1) for the welterweight version.
Related Articles: Everything you ever need to know about Canelo-Bivol can be found HERE
Background: Canelo Alvarez claimed the IBF Super-Middleweight strap last time out against a tough Caleb Plant, becoming the first boxer in history to become undisputed champion at Super-Middleweight. Prior to that, the Mexican star picked up the WBA, WBC, WBO and The Ring Magazine Super-Middleweight titles against Callum Smith and Billy Joe Saunders respectively, all within a year to make history and cement his spot as the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world, a memorable period that saw the 31 year old bag numerous fighter of the year awards including ESPN, Sports Illustrated and Ring Magazine.
Dmitry Bivol has been flawless in the paid ranks and now bags the blockbuster showdown he’s been craving in the form of boxing’s pound-for-pound king Canelo. Bivol picked up the WBA Light-Heavyweight title in 2016 and has defended it an impressive 10 times already to become of the best active Light-Heavyweight fighters in the world.
Predictions: Tim Rickson, BBN Editor: “I think Craig Richards highlighted a few chinks in Bivol's armour, which Canelo will fully exploit. He is the pound for pound No.1 boxer on the planet for a reason and I believe he will be patient, box to a game plan, and eventually take Bivol out late. If it goes to points, then it could be anyone's decision (although it will almost always swing Canelo's way in Las Vegas, as Golovkin was cruelly shown twice). Bivol's best route will be to box clever to win on points, but Canelo will surely catch up to him at some point.”
Betting Odds (BetWay)
1/4 Canelo
4/1 Bivol
20/1 Draw
Running Order
Dmitry Bivol vs Saul Alvarez
12×3 WBA World Light-heavyweight Championship
Montana Love vs Gabriel Valenzuela
12×3 IBF North American Super-lightweight Championship
Shakhram Giyasov vs Christian Gomez
12×3 IBF North American Super-lightweight Championship
Joselito Velazquez vs Jose Soto
10×3 Flyweight Contest
Zhilai Zhang vs Scott Alexander
10×3 Heavyweight Contest
Alexis Espino vs Aaron Silva
8×3 Middleweight contest
Marc Castro vs Pedro Vicente Scharbaai
8×3 Lightweight Contest
Elnur Abduraimov vs Manuel Correa
8×3 Super-featherweight Contest
Fernando Angel Molina vs Ricardo Valdovinos
6×3 Super-lightweight Contest
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